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for the sake of the common good, the energy, nuclear waste and go somewhere. if this was the safest place, they were willing to make that risk for the common good. but now and money enters the picture, it becomes not a question of civic virtue, but it becomes a business deal. a transaction. and they were not willing to sell of out the safety of themselves and their family for $80,000 a year. so rather than increasing support, it changed the character of the relationship from a civic question where they responded out of the common good to a financial a pecuniary relationship. in israel there were some day care centers that had a problem. a problem encountered by day care centers around the world. parents coming late to pick up their children. teachers would have to stay with the children until the late arriving parents came. with the help of some economists, they instituted a fine for the late arriving parents. what do you think happened? [laughter] there were more late arrivals. now, why should this be? according to the standard economic reasoning, charging fo
for the sake of the common good, the energy, nuclear waste and go somewhere. if this was the safest place, they were willing to make that risk for the common good. but now and money enters the picture, it becomes not a question of civic virtue, but it becomes a business deal. a transaction. and they were not willing to sell of out the safety of themselves and their family for $80,000 a year. so rather than increasing support, it changed the character of the relationship from a civic question...
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namely the energy from renewable sources, energy efficiency, energy pollution reduction and removal, natural resource conservation and environmental compliance education and training and public awareness. when i was testifying before the house energy and commerce committee they had a cut in front of me, often a glass of water but this time a glass of water and paper cup and the paper cup said architect of the capital on one side and power to save energy on the other side so since this cup fit the definition of education, training and public awareness the workers who made it had green jobs. if the cup had just said architect of the capital or had it just been a plain white cup, then the people who made it would not have had green jobs. when i wrote this book, "regulating to disaster" about environmental issues, while i was doing and i had a green jobs and perhaps i still do right now because i am talking about it. if i had been riding as i have been writing about social security and at the same time i was writing my book women's figures, and illustrated guide to the economic programs
namely the energy from renewable sources, energy efficiency, energy pollution reduction and removal, natural resource conservation and environmental compliance education and training and public awareness. when i was testifying before the house energy and commerce committee they had a cut in front of me, often a glass of water but this time a glass of water and paper cup and the paper cup said architect of the capital on one side and power to save energy on the other side so since this cup fit...
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energy departments weatherization division. it's actually known as the turkey farm. i went to local high-speed rail meetings in the central valley where i actually saw obama called a. i did spend some time in the way to fancy cylinder factory, to. but really my novel approach to evaluating the president was to try to figure out what he's doing. and others oiler alert, but the most important thing you should know about obama if he tried to do what he said he would do. he came into office with this unusually well-defined theory of the case and is try to put that theory into practice. his campaign agenda into daphne didn't attract a lot of attention and partly because the media was obsessed with his race unfunny ads comparing him to paris hilton. the partly because it was mostly the standard democratic agenda of reversing the bush era and investing in the future. obama cares a lot about policy, but it's not really a policy entrepreneur in the original campaign wasn't really about new ideas. it's about that that message of change a
energy departments weatherization division. it's actually known as the turkey farm. i went to local high-speed rail meetings in the central valley where i actually saw obama called a. i did spend some time in the way to fancy cylinder factory, to. but really my novel approach to evaluating the president was to try to figure out what he's doing. and others oiler alert, but the most important thing you should know about obama if he tried to do what he said he would do. he came into office with...
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>> guest: public citizen's has an energy group that pushed this. there is a group called term, the utility reform network it's been around for 30 some years. the citizens utility board there is one of those i believe in illinois. here in washington the former general counsel has been trying to get the regular tour commission to stop being a complete tool of the company's a regulates and they have it every turn blocked in saying we don't have to listen to what you say or what facts you come up with a total disregard for the consumer and what happens is people come from the industry and they leave and they become executive said the country they disbanded your money to. >> host: >> guest: i see you go till the congressman this because i can't talk to him for a year. >> host: said that's what consumers can do. would you like to see state legislatures to on the issues clacks would be the important things. >> guest: the consumer advocate's office may be funded as much as its report to the corporation spent on lobbying you would get some balance because t
>> guest: public citizen's has an energy group that pushed this. there is a group called term, the utility reform network it's been around for 30 some years. the citizens utility board there is one of those i believe in illinois. here in washington the former general counsel has been trying to get the regular tour commission to stop being a complete tool of the company's a regulates and they have it every turn blocked in saying we don't have to listen to what you say or what facts you...
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the lawyer for the cell phone industry, a finance here from the energy industry. i quote the editor of a little paper in california. the only paper decides "the l.a. times" is an tough on utility industry who says pc doesn't stand for public utility commission. he calls that the prophet upkeep commission. >> host: are some of the other samples interesting to me but certainly let you get into a couple that i didn't mention. there's a section on 401(k)s and retirement savings. what would you like to talk about replay, but also is there a lesson in there that we can do as individuals? >> if everybody knew how to invest money the average job on wall street would pay wages. it's absurd. from the knowledge and i were to the college going i'm not an economist and not a good investor. other oddity that. i just know spend less than you make. the efficient way to take care of people's old-age, which there is no escaping the certifying benefit pension plan. use your industries thing we have to get rid of these. they're not perfect. future industries then we have to get rid o
the lawyer for the cell phone industry, a finance here from the energy industry. i quote the editor of a little paper in california. the only paper decides "the l.a. times" is an tough on utility industry who says pc doesn't stand for public utility commission. he calls that the prophet upkeep commission. >> host: are some of the other samples interesting to me but certainly let you get into a couple that i didn't mention. there's a section on 401(k)s and retirement savings....
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by people in the to the industry, the lawyer for the cell phone industry and finance year from the energy industry coming in by quote the editor of a little paper in california, the only people in california besides the l.a. times that's been tough on the bulletin who says the eeoc doesn't stand for public utility commission because they are in the industry he calls it the profit upkeep commission. >> host: some of the rhetoric samples interesting to me, the section on the 401k and retirement, what do you find that you would like to talk about briefly but also is there a lesson we could do as individuals? >> guest: if everybody knew how to invest money the average job would pay wages and it's absurd. for all of my education and knowledge of the chicago school and not an economist and i've written about finance i'm not a good investor i just don't spend less than you make. but efficient way to take care of people's old age which there is no use gaping is through defined benefit pension plans and year the industry say we have to get rid of these they are not predictable. you can buy in indi
by people in the to the industry, the lawyer for the cell phone industry and finance year from the energy industry coming in by quote the editor of a little paper in california, the only people in california besides the l.a. times that's been tough on the bulletin who says the eeoc doesn't stand for public utility commission because they are in the industry he calls it the profit upkeep commission. >> host: some of the rhetoric samples interesting to me, the section on the 401k and...